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ComEd reports that, due to the brief storms that passed through the region last night, approximately 20,000 customers are without power in the region. In the City of Des Plaines, there are scattered outages with 332 customers without power. Crews have been assigned to Des Plaines to handle those outages and most of the restoration should occur before midnight tonight.

There are 5,800 Des Plaines customers without power as of 2 pm this afternoon. There are 4 downed power lines in the City and two intersections without power. PW continues to work clearing trees/branches and will have all streets open by nightfall, with the exception of trees entangled in power lines. ComEd will get to those situations on a priority basis.

Documented downed lines are at the following locations:

1. Near Maple & Fargo

2. 1755 Ash

3. Near Howard & Cedar

4. 649 Wolf

This morning’s storm produced documented wind speeds in the area of 80 mph. A region-wide total of 750,000 were without power initially after the morning storm. 570,000 still remain without power in the region. Only two storms have been worse (in terms of outages) in ComEd’s history. This storm has produced the largest number of outages since 1998. ComEd has 418 crews working and are seeking 200 additional crews from other states.

Staff participated in a conference call with ComEd representatives this morning to get the latest status report regarding outages related to yesterday’s storm.

All intersections in the City with traffic lights are working. All downed power lines in the City have been cleared but there still remains 2,084 customers in Des Plaines without power. Region-wide, 361,000 remain without power, including many municipal police and fire departments and medical facilities.

ComEd has indicated that 90% of the system should be restored by Friday at noon and 99% of the system restored by Sunday at 5 p.m. We hopefully will get more accurate restoration time estimates specific to Des Plaines from ComEd later this afternoon and will pass it along when we receive it.

ComEd reports that there are still 1,774 Des Plaines customers without power as of 4 pm this afternoon.

ComEd also reports that there remains over 300,000 without power in the region. ComEd has contracted with 373 outside crews and will be making a “big push over the next 24 hours” for restoration. Current time estimates are 90% of system restored by Thursday and 99% by Saturday.

As of this morning, 935 Des Plaines customers remain without power. There are still substantial outages region-wide, primarily concentrated in the north/northwest part of the region. City staff is continuing to work with ComEd in order to get this resolved as soon as possible.

Des Plaines continues to recover from the July 11, 2011 storm. Currently, ComEd reports that 463 (91% restored) Des Plaines residences are still without power. Approximately 847,000 were originally reported to be without power in the region following the storm that created wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour.ComEd reports that “all customers should be restored over the next day or so.”

Extensive storm damage left many downed trees and tree limbs and a large portion of the City of Des Plaines without power. Beginning around 10pm last night, I toured the 3rd Ward making sure crews were addressing dangerous situations. If you know of a situation that has yet to be addressed, please call one of the numbers below.

Thank you to all the neighbors who pitched in, clearing roadways and helping remove debris from private property.

As the cleanup progresses, please treat all power lines like they are live and dangerous. Neighbors who have property damage should be sure to document all damage with pictures.

Over 300,000 ComEd customers are without power. Know that I am working with City Staff to ensure our 3rd Ward is brought back on line as soon as possible.

Approximately 11,500 customers remain without power. ComEd projects that 90% of these customers should be restored by 6/24 (Friday). ComEd has 30 crews working in our area. 13 intersections remain without power.

PW will continue cleanup for the remainder of the daylight hours. Contractual crews are assisting PW. All roads are open except for five which require ComEd involvement to open.

Our CED staff has conducted an initial damage assessment and reports that 47 homes have sustained some sort of damage. Of the 47, 7 sustained some moderate level damage, however, none have required evacuation.

As of this morning, ComEd reports that 3,400 customers remain without power in Des Plaines and they will likely have 90% of those returned to service by this evening. ComEd notes that there may be individual situations or particular problematic areas that may remain without power until tomorrow. We will continue to be in contact with ComEd until all power has been restored.

The Des Plaines Police Department would like to remind citizens that home repair fraud scams are prevalent in the aftermath of severe storm damage being reported. Senior citizens are especially vulnerable as offenders will approach homes posing as workers for a utility company and indicate they need to enter their residence to check electric, gas, water, cable or other utility problems reported in the area. In each case, more than one worker will enter a residence and distract the homeowner, while others ransack the home for valuables and cash.

Please do not let anyone into your home unless their identity can be confirmed. Valid employees from utility companies are readily identified with uniforms, identification cards and vehicles. It is important to immediately contact the Des Plaines Police Department by calling 911 to report suspicious activity involving anyone coming to your home to make unsolicited utility repairs.

This alert also pertains to roof and siding repair scams. Businesses soliciting this type of work must register with the City before contacting residents.

As of this morning, power has been restored to most of Des Plaines with 699 customers remaining without power. ComEd has indicated that they have 7 crews assigned to Des Plaines. The remaining outages take a bit longer to restore as they are individual situations that require more attention. ComEd estimates that by midnight tonight 99% of those should be back online.